Articles filed under Illinois
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Quincy vets home norovirus outbreak, sickening 20, is overApr 06, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy has ended. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported ...
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Why synthetic marijuana might not be illegalApr 06, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois legislators approved an amendment to the state's controlled substances act last spring in an attempt to curb the sale and use of synthetic drugs. Gov. Bruce Rau...
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Seeking active and passive pastimes in Galena and Jo Daviess CountyApr 05, 2018 11:00 pm - The northwest corner of Illinois curls up like a leaf that refuses to lie flat, a patchwork quilt of rolling hills dotted with small towns where antiques shops and bouti...
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Tornado touchdowns confirmed in southern IllinoisApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - National Weather Service surveys have confirmed four tornadoes in southern Illinois after a round a storms Tuesday. Weather service officials sa...
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Website honors achievements of women in U of I's historyApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is recognizing accomplishments made by women during the university's 150-year history. A new website launched as part o...
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Central Illinois man indicted in child pornography caseApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal grand jury in central Illinois has returned a two-count child pornography indictment against a 20-year-old man. Taylor Vanderploeg of ...
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New app means new way to report problems in Freeport.Apr 05, 2018 7:00 am - FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - The city of Freeport is giving residents a way to complain about things like potholes that doesn't require that hey wait on hold. The (Freeport) Jo...
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Illinois motorcycle ride to honor reservists killed in IraqApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - BARTONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois motorcycle club is holding an annual ride to honor 30 local Army reservists who were killed or injured in Iraq more than a de...
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Convicted killer seeking new trial in deaths of wife, 2 sonsApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An attorney is asking an Illinois state court to reconsider the conviction of a man serving life in prison for the 2009 killings of his wife and ...
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USDA: Illinois farmers to plant more corn than soybeansApr 05, 2018 7:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois farmers are expected to continue planting more corn than soybeans despit...